White Pizza Sauce Recipe

You will need:

• – 2 tbsp butter
• – 1 clove garlic, minced
• – 3 tbsp plain flour
• – 1 pint of cream
• – 1 tbsp lemon juice
• – 1 tsp mixed Italian herbs
• – Salt and pepper to taste
• – 1/3 grated mozzarella cheese
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Method:

1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat and fry off the garlic for around two minutes.
2. Add the flour, stirring until thick. Don’t worry if it isn’t completely lump-free at this point.
3. Turn up the heat slightly, and slowly add the cream, whisking until smooth.
4. Add the herbs, lemon juice and salt/pepper, stir and simmer for five minutes until sauce thickens.
5. Stir in the cheese until fully melted.
6. The sauce is ready to use immediately. Cook the pizza on high heat in your outdoor oven for around 10 minutes.

Top with your favorite ingredients – green vegetables, mushrooms, tuna and white meats work well. There may be no need to add further cheese as it already has a rich, creamy taste, but this depends on just how much you love cheese! It also works really well with a cauliflower pizza base – find our recipe here.

Creamy bases may not be conventional, but they are certainly revolutionary, and create a brand-new pizza experience. You may prefer creamy pasta sauces such as carbonara to tomato-based ones like Bolognese, and the idea of tomato overpowering your pizza is putting you off. 

Not every pizza topping goes best with tomato sauce, either. If you like spinach, mushrooms, onions, bacon or some spicy jalapeños, then trying white sauce could make a lot of difference. The flavors can balance really well with the mellowness of the sauce.

The good news is that this recipe goes perfectly with pasta too, if you are after a creamy pasta sauce, or even as a cream-based pie filling. Who doesn’t love an adaptable recipe?